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1 July 2025: Hague Judgments Day

28 March 2025 / Natalie Todd
Issue: 8110 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , International , Commercial , Jurisdiction
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If widely ratified, Hague 2019 will enhance global access to justice, writes Natalie Todd
  • Summarises when Hague 2019 will apply in England and Wales, which judgments are covered, the ‘jurisdictional filters’ that apply in order to ensure enforcement is mandatory, and the grounds for refusal.
  • Also sets out the procedure to be followed, as well as the contracting states and those that are yet to ratify Hague 2019.

In the international world we now operate in, defendants have assets in multiple jurisdictions. It would simplify matters enormously if a claimant could obtain a judgment against the defendant and then enforce that judgment in other countries where assets are held. This can be a complicated process given that each country has its own rules determining whether and how foreign judgments can be enforced. There can be significant delays and expense in following local enforcement processes in multiple countries.

The 2019 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague 2019) is

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